This item is an annotated homework problem relating to projectile motion for introductory physics students. Given initial height of the projectile and velocity of a target, how can a projectile be launched to hit the moving object? The author provides explicit, sequential explanations of the steps needed to form a conceptual framework and find a solution.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=6593">Maloney, David. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 8-Projectile Aimed at Moving Target. August 3, 2007.</a>
Maloney, D. (2007, August 3). David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 8-Projectile Aimed at Moving Target. Retrieved December 8, 2023, from https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/ex8.html
Maloney, David. David Maloney's Physics Examples: Kinematics Example 8-Projectile Aimed at Moving Target. August 3, 2007. https://users.pfw.edu/maloney/ex8.html (accessed 8 December 2023).
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